title: A rare neurological complication of acute organophosphorous poisoning.
abstract: Organophosphorous (OP) compound poisoning is one of the most common causes for admission to the Medical Intensive Care Unit. The morbidity and mortality associated with OP poisoning is due to the action of the compound at the muscarinic, nicotinic receptors, and the central nervous system. Here is a rare case of extrapyramidal manifestations occurring in the intermediate phase of OP poisoning, use of amantidine led to subsiding of the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Balamurali
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kalyanam
authors.forename: Sarala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narayana
authors.forename: Prabhakar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kamarthy
keywords: Amantidine; extrapyramidal signs; organophosphorous poisoning; rigidity